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SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Serve Robotics Inc. (Nasdaq: SERV), a leading embodied AI and automation company, today announced the appointment of Lily Sarafan to its Board of Directors (the "Board"). Sarafan is an accomplished leader with nearly 20 years of experience in entrepreneurship, executive leadership and board governance. She is co-founder and former chief executive of TheKey, one of the largest and most trusted in-home care provider networks, where she serves as executive chair. Sarafan currently serves on the boards of Instacart, Thumbtack and Kyo as well as on the board of trustees of Stanford University. She has been recognized as an EY Entrepreneur of the Year, a Fortune 40 Under 40, Women Health Care Executives' Woman of the Year, and a Henry Crown Fellow of the Aspen Institute. Sarafan holds an M.S. in Management Science and Engineering and a B.S. in Science, Technology, and Society from Stanford University. “We look forward to welcoming Lily as an independent member of the Board. Her extensive leadership experience, particularly in home services and on-demand delivery, will be invaluable as Serve continues to expand our market presence and shape the future of delivery and automation,” said Ali Kashani, Chairman of Serve’s Board . About Serve Robotics Serve Robotics develops advanced, AI-powered, low-emissions sidewalk delivery robots that endeavor to make delivery sustainable and economical. Spun off from Uber in 2021 as an independent company, Serve has completed tens of thousands of deliveries for enterprise partners such as Uber Eats and 7-Eleven. Serve has scalable multi-year contracts, including a signed agreement to deploy up to 2,000 delivery robots on the Uber Eats platform across multiple U.S. markets. For further information about Serve Robotics (Nasdaq:SERV), please visit www.serverobotics.com or follow us on social media via X (Twitter) , Instagram , or LinkedIn @serverobotics. Forward Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Serve intends such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in Section 21E of the Exchange Act. These forward-looking statements can be about future events, including statements regarding Serve's intentions, objectives, plans, expectations, assumptions and beliefs about future events, including Serve's expectations with respect to the financial and operating performance of its business, its capital position, and future growth. The words "anticipate", "believe", "expect", "project", "predict", "will", "forecast", "estimate", "likely", "intend", "outlook", "should", "could", "may", "target", "plan" and other similar expressions can generally be used to identify forward-looking statements. Indications of, and guidance or outlook on, future earnings or financial position or performance are also forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statements in this press release are based on management's current expectations of future events and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially and adversely from those set forth in or implied by such forward-looking statements. Risks that contribute to the uncertain nature of the forward-looking statements include those risks and uncertainties set forth in Serve's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and in its subsequent filings filed with the SEC. All forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of the date on which they were made. Serve undertakes no obligation to update such statements to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made. Contacts Media Aduke Thelwell, Head of Communications & Investor Relations Serve Robotics press@serverobotics.com Investor Relations investor.relations@serverobotics.com A photo accompanying this announcement is available at https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/bdd098f8-8c80-462f-bc1b-c1f2095ed307What Do An Owl And A Cloud Have In Common? Check Out IBD 50, Big Cap Leaders, Other Best Stocks Lists

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How major US stock indexes fared Monday, 11/25/2024Bhopal: On completing of one year of his government in Madhya Pradesh, chief minister Mohan Yadav spoke to HT on array of issues, including his vision for the state, the reduction of bulldozer action in past one year, and court’s interim order on the Places of Worship Act. Also Read : Fatehpur admin demolish part of Noori mosque citing encroachment Edited excerpts: You took over as CM from Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who was in the post for almost 20 years. How has your approach been different since you have taken over? The work was new, and there were challenges for me. Our BJP government was in power for long time, and it was being run by Shivraj ji with his own identity. It’s right that I was very junior as compared to Shivraj ji, but I took his work forward and I got support of everyone including him. I don’t have any personal agenda and I concentrated on my administrative capability, which was taught to me during the training as a Swayamsevak, and I bore the responsibility handed to me. Also Read : Supreme Court on bulldozer action: ‘No demolition without following guidelines, 15-day notice’ The Supreme Court put a hold on bulldozer justice. After UP, MP demolished the maximum number of properties of people who were accused of different crimes. What is your view on the order? As I said earlier, bulldozer action is not a part of our tradition, and I never favoured it. I welcome the decision as illegal houses should be demolished after following all the legal process. We will take action against the accused according to law. Also Read: LDA cracks down on illegal structures; engineers face action The Supreme Court has also halted all proceedings in courts regarding claims of temples in mosques and dargahs across India till it decides on the petition challenging the Worship Act. How do you see it? When people ask me how I feel when courts are moved to reclaim land, I always say I feel happy that people approached the court instead of taking law into their own hands.It means that people are not creating a ruckus at a religious place and are following the law by moving to the court to beg to correct the mistake done in the past. There is nothing wrong in it. If court finds it right, they will give the judgment in our favour. Otherwise, we will sit at home. I am not in favour of creating ruckus and fighting on road for this. What are your achievements in the first year of your government in MP? We have successfully resolved the matter of world’s first two river linking projects, which was pending for the past 20 years, and foundation stone will be laid this month only. The Ken-Betwa and Parvati Sindh and Chambal projects were the vision of former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi wanted to see the successful implementation. We are happy that we resolved the matter by sitting with Rajasthan and UP. There is lot of focus on getting investment. Recently, you visited Germany and the UK and the state plans foreign investments. What is the plan? Within the state, you held at least six regional industrial conclaves. How much investment has really come. We are going to observe 2025 as investment year. In the regional conclave, we received investment proposal of over ₹ four lakh crore and we are happy with this. During conclaves, I become the chief executive officer by leaving the CM’s role behind. I spend all the time with investors to build mutual understanding so that they can invest in the state fearlessly. Before the assembly elections, the BJP promised to increase the amount of Ladli Behna, and special bonus on wheat, paddy and other crops in the manifesto. The state government is reeling under debt of more than ₹ 3 lakh crore. How you are planning to fulfil the poll promises? All the poll promises will be fulfilled as we concentrating on increasing our income as well. We are installing solar pumps to save the money which is being given as power subsidy. Similarly, we merged two departments health and medical education for better coordination and saving the money. Debt is not at all a problem as we have taken loan under the prescribed limit of RBI. People are unnecessarily making it an issue. There appears to be some opposition from within the politically senior ministers of cabinet on expenditure for Ujjain, your home city. How do you plan to deal with it? Nobody is senior to a chief minister. The chief minister is chief minister and minister is minister. In the cabinet, everybody has a right to express their views otherwise mannequin will make to sit. On the Ujjain road development issue, there might be curiosity but there is nothing like opposition. We have only three years left for Simhastha and have three rainy seasons too so it is necessary to take decision on all the development project now. We expected 150 crore people to visit the fair. Previous chief ministers focussed on Lord Shiva and Lord Ram and you have brought special attention towards Lord Krishna. Is there any special reason behind it? Yes, there is a special reason behind it. Lord Krishna has so many national international followers. In Madhya Pradesh, there are so many places where Lord Krishna visited. He learnt everything at Sandipani Ashram in Ujjain. There is a place where he fought with his Rukmani and the spent night with his friend Sudama. We are trying to develop the places so that his disciple, who goes to Mathura and Dwarka, will also come to Ujjain and other places of MP. It will boost religious tourism.

Like other first-party apps this year, a small Google News redesign on Android simplifies the bottom bar. Previously, Google News had four tabs — For you, Headlines, Following, and Newsstand — across all clients. The first two sections have now been consolidated into a new “Home” tab, which still shows For you as the default content feed. A categories carousel underneath the app bar lets you access: Headlines, Local, U.S., World, Business, Technology, Entertainment, Sports, Science, and Health. This was previously located in the Headlines tab. Old vs. new Instead of an underline, the carousel uses a chip design to note what feed you’re viewing. This move does impact one-handed reachability, but simplifies overall navigation. Google News is not the only that has gone from four tabs to three in recent months, which I think looks nicer, if not more elegant, for Material You. There’s also Google Photos ( on iOS ) and Google Maps . This straightforward Google News redesign is rolling out with version 5.120.x on Android after a server-side update. It’s not yet live on iOS . There’s no Dynamic Color theming with the blue accent color still in use. The last big update to Google News introduced a customizable “ Following ” feed for sources you curate.

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PPP’s 57th foundation day: ‘Dialogue or baton’, political stability a must, says Bilawal Bilawal says major opposition parties in country were neither political nor democratic ISLAMABAD: Referring to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Pakistan People Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has slammed the opposition for agitational politics, stressing the need for ensuring stability in the country either via “dialogue or baton”. Addressing the party workers and supporters via video link to mark the PPP’s 57th foundation day, Bilawal urged “non-political opposition” to adopt democratic norms to ensure economic stability. Bilawal said the major opposition parties in the country were neither political nor democratic. He said that the May 9 attack and the events that took place in Islamabad did not come under the purview of politics. “As a politician, we have to come within the ambit of politics,” he said adding that opposition along with government also responsible for ensuring stability in the country. He also urged the non-political opposition to adopt democratic norms, warning that if they continued with the same attitude then they themselves and the country would suffer. He also referred to the reports that the Centre was planning to impose governor rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and said that the government did not ask them on the issue of imposing governor’s rule or to ban any political party, adding that if the matter was put in before the PPP, we would try to take a decision with mutual consultation. Bilawal said that the whole world was watching what is happening in Parachinar. The writ of the state is ending, while the responsibility of establishing peace is with the chief minister, but he was attacking the federal government. He said that if they wanted to get their founder out of jail, they should leave the provincial government and keep doing that. No one has the right to attack by forming a mob. “It is everyone’s right to protest peacefully, but by forming a mob May 9 or Islamabad should not be attacked. Our point of view is different from the government’s viewpoint.” He said that the opposition has always maintained that there would be no talks. If they wanted to talk to anyone that is the establishment or non-political people. Firing a salvo at the PTI, Bilawal said that the opposition party was not showing interest in solving public problems. He said their sole priority was to ensure release of their incarcerated leader. The PPP leader said that they wanted to restore peace and end terrorism in the country. He said that the political parties and the institutions were capable to steer the country out of crisis. Bilawal declared opposition “biggest obstacle” in bringing political stability in the country. In the same address, the PPP chief said that the space for politics is less in the country, stressing the need for all political parties to return to the political sphere. He also criticised the federal government policies for agriculture, saying it was feared that such policies would lead to the “economic murder” of farmers instead of benefitting them. Calling upon the Centre to listen to the reservations of the provincial governments, Bilawal said the federal government was planning to draw a canal from the Indus River. “If the government pushes forward with this decision, the problem between the federal government and the province will increase,” he warned. Bilawal said the decision would also have a negative impact on the country’s economy. “PPP will not accept any forced decision.” Moving on to terrorism, the PPP chairman said: “Our army, police and [political] leadership rendered [unmatched] sacrifices and defeated terrorists.” He further said that the PPP demands a new plan would have to be brought against terrorism. A new national action plan is needed, and a development plan is also necessary. Stressing the need for a new action plan, he said terrorism was rearing its head once again in Sindh, Balochistan and Islamabad. Earlier, the PPP celebrated its 57th Foundation Day at a ceremony held at the PPP Central Secretariat in Islamabad. The event, attended by party leaders, workers, and supporters, featured a cake-cutting ceremony led by party’s Vice President Senator Sherry Rehman, PPP-Parliamentarians Secretary General Syed Nayyar Hussain Bukhari and other senior party office-bearers and workers. Speaking to the media during the event, Sherry Rehman reaffirmed the party’s steadfast commitment to democracy, justice, and the empowerment of Pakistan’s citizens. She emphasised that the day marked not just the founding of the PPP but the establishment of a historic movement for the restoration of democracy and the protection of citizens’ rights. “On this significant day, we pay tribute to our visionary founder, Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, whose leadership gave a voice to the voiceless and hope to the marginalised. His decision to establish the Pakistan People’s Party on November 30, 1967, was a turning point in our history, and his ideals remain the cornerstone of our political philosophy,” she said. Sherry also honoured the contributions of Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto, who not only carried forward her father’s legacy but strengthened Pakistan’s democratic foundations. She reiterated Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto’s sacrifices for democracy, human rights, and gender equality, noting that her leadership laid the groundwork for lasting initiatives. “The Lady Health Worker Programme, which remains the backbone of Pakistan’s healthcare system, and the Benazir Income Support Programme, which has provided critical relief to countless vulnerable communities, are examples of the transformative impact of her vision,” she stated. Reflecting on the PPP’s achievements, she noted the foundational role played by President Asif Ali Zardari in laying the groundwork for the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), which continues to drive economic growth and connectivity in the region. She also stressed the pivotal role of the PPP in empowering women, with Shaheed Benazir Bhutto’s contributions serving as a beacon for gender equality and social progress. She further praised the leadership of Bilawal, under whose guidance the PPP has continued to champion the ideals of its founding leaders. “Chairman PPP Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has led the party with determination, ensuring that the PPP remains a beacon of hope and a catalyst for change in the face of unprecedented challenges. His leadership is a testament to our ongoing struggle for a peaceful, progressive, and prosperous Pakistan.” Meanwhile, addressing the PPP Foundation Day ceremony at Lahore, PPP Central Punjab General Secretary Syed Hassan Murtaza has said that some leaders call their workers to the streets and run away, but the PPP stalwarts gave sacrifices. Today the PPP’s democratic convoy is moving on in the form of the third generation of the Bhutto family, he said. PPP MNA Samina Ghurki congratulate the party workers on the completion of 57 years of the PPP. Sindh Government Spokesperson and Mayor Sukkur Barrister Arsalan Islam Sheikh, addressing a Youm-e-Tasees, said that 57 years ago Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto started the journey of the PPP to struggle for the rights of common people. He said that after Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the rulers had forgotten the people. Bhutto started this journey on the basis of one-man-one-vote system, equality and socialism. He said that the journey has been continued by Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto, President Asif Ali Zardari, Faryal Talpur, Bibi Aseefa Bhutto Zardari and Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. He said that the PPP is the only party whose workers have not only sacrificed their lives, but also the top leadership had offered martyrdom for the nation. He said that the PPP made the country a nuclear power.Texans vs. Titans Start Em’ Sit Em’ Week 12 DFS

Hemispheres away from each other, Roc Marciano and The Alchemist are in sync like they’re in the same room. Roc is back home in LA, decompressing from Art Basel, while The Alchemist, who DJs for Eminem, is just landing in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia with the “Rap God.” It’s slightly past midnight for Alchemist, who shows us Zoom attendees a group of people taking pictures of him in front of his hotel. It’s unclear if they’re sneaking shots because, as he suspects, his purple-and-pink ensemble is in stark contrast to their cultural garb or because he’s one of the greatest producers ever to walk the earth. During our conversation, someone walks up to show him love. The international appreciation is a testament to the body of work and production acumen displayed on The Skeleton Key , his new album with Roc Marciano, a follow-up to their 202 collaboration, Elephant Man’s Bones . When I ask when they started working on the 10-track album, which dropped Monday on RocMarci.com (with two bonus songs) and is available on streaming platforms today, Roc clarifies that they have an ongoing creative relationship. Alchemist is always sending beats, and Roc is always writing. Their chemistry is apparent throughout our conversation as they finish and build on each others’ thoughts. That cohesion comes through on the album’s first single, “Chopstick,” which exemplifies The Skeleton Key ’s overall vibe. Throughout the project, Alchemist delivers a canvas that varies from the sixties horror score of “Rauf” to the searing “Street Magic,” where Roc rhymes, “I’m a wolf, I’m aloof, I’m not cool / Despite what you may have assumed, I’m rude,” characteristically delivered with enough steeliness to radiate an entirely different context of “cool.” Their sophomore collaboration comes at the end of banner years for both artists. Alchemist dropped three projects: Heads I Win, Tails You Lose (as Gangrene with Oh No), Black & Whites with Hit-Boy and Big Hit, and The Genuine Articulate — while garnering notable individual placements like Kendrick Lamar’s “Meet The Grahams.” In March, Roc Marciano released his well-regarded album Marciology . He also recently struck a partnership between his Pimpire International label and Roc Nation’s Equity Distribution, which he says puts “a staff” behind his movement in a manner he’s never had before. The two say 2025 is set to be just as prosperous as they’re more artistically focused and empowered on the business end than ever. Editor’s picks The 100 Best TV Episodes of All Time The 250 Greatest Guitarists of All Time The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time Roc Marciano and The Alchemist talked to Rolling Stone about The Skeleton Key , their craft as producers, and the late, great Ka . How’s your 2024 been? Alchemist: It’s been eventful. It’s been more than I could ask for. I can’t speak for Roc, but I feel like we’re both at the place where we’re in a real good hefty stride where it’s like... I won’t say comfort zone because we never try to get too comfortable. I think the turnout and after running for a long time, it feels like we don’t got to speed on the bike anymore; we could kick back and we’re in a flow now. For years, I felt like we were pedaling to create the landscape that we have now. I feel like that’s why it’s... I don’t want to say easy, but it’s like without much effort that we could pull off something like this, basically whenever we want. At what point would you say you felt that flow state? Alchemist: I don’t know if it was a moment, but once we pulled off Elephant Man’s Bones , it felt like we approached it. We got over a hump, and it was like once we both got that and achieved that, collectively, I feel like — and maybe it’s in my head — I could pitch 80 to 90% with Roc if I’m sending him beats or if I got something in mind for him. We’re pretty much in sync. Similar to the flow I had with Prodigy, two completely different artists, but it was like the [similar] rhythm that we were in. It’s rare when you get connections like that with other artists. Related Content A$AP Rocky Teams With J. Cole for New Song 'Ruby Rosary' How Hit-Boy and His Father Big Hit Brought The Family Together on ‘Black & Whites’ Roc Marciano Satiates His Cult Fanbase On ‘Marciology’ How the Rising Rapper MIKE Became More Boundless Than Fan Expectations When would you say y’all started working on this project? Roc Marciano: It’s kind of like we never stopped. We always making music. I’m always sitting on a batch of beats from Al. How much of this one did y’all get a chance to record in person? Roc: Damn, how many joints we did? I think some of the older joints we did from the last project we might’ve did together, I’m not sure. Alchemist: I’m not sure. Some of them we did, but we live in the same city now, too. I feel like we’re damn near in the same studio every morning because of our respective work areas. I could pull up on Roc, or he’d come to my spot, but I think the flow is better when I’m sending him stuff and he’s in his bag over there, taking his time. And then we convene, and we come to my spot or his spot, we take notes, but I think we both have our [own] work environment. I know if Roc is in his element over there, I could just send him stuff, and at his leisure, if it might be three in the morning, it might be eight in the morning, whatever, he’s comfy, and he’s able to do what he does. How intentional was it for this one to have no features? Roc: I don’t know, I don’t care about features, to be honest. [ Laughs ] Features are always an afterthought. Whenever I put features on my album, they’re usually my friends. I never think of an album and be like, “Yo, I need rappers on my album.” I don’t give a fuck about features. Alchemist: It felt like we needed to just do this one. I felt like people that love what we do, I don’t think that they’re like, “Man, that album was good, but we needed some other voices on there.” I feel like if anything, they might be annoyed. It wasn’t one of those events. It felt like a quick mission we needed to pull off, just us in our bag. It naturally became that. And I think it says something too. I was telling Roc yesterday that it’s kind of dope that we were able to get together and make something with this much motion. And get with Josué Thomas , who’s our brother, to do the artwork, and [have] Evidence, also our brother, to do the video. It’s a very self-contained creative product. What is it that’s special and distinct about collaborating with each other? Roc: Alchemist is one of the greats. I always wanted to work with him from back in the days since the Mobb Deep days. So to be able to work with him now, and call him one of my closest friends, I’m blessed to even have this friend circle. So it’s respect and admiration from my side. Alchemist: And I say it all the time, Roc’s my favorite rapper, and I don’t take it lightly because somebody I consider my favorite is one of my close friends. Those are two separate things. I don’t ever let one conflate the other. You are still the God, so when I get an opportunity to work with him or get his ear... Because I know what the hell he’s going to do to these beats, and it’s like, that’s your best friend, if you make beats. Your best friend is the guy who’s going to take your beats and breathe life into them. My friends make me look good. Without these guys, they’d just be a bunch of cool instrumentals. So I value it, and I let them know every time we get a chance to work, like, “Man, thank you.” Roc: Thank you, brother, and I’m lucky myself, man, to make shit, and you always have my back, and make sure I always got a crazy pack from you. Alchemist: That ain’t easy, because Roc’s standards is high. [ Laughs ] I send him a lot of stuff until we land on the right one, but it’s specific. We always find if it takes a couple beats, CDs, or whatever it takes, we going to get to a place where he finds something that moves the pen, and that’s all I can ask for. So, Roc, as a rapper and producer, what does it do for you as an emcee when you can get beats from somebody and just focus on writing? Roc: Yeah, it’s definitely [like] now I don’t have to worry about half the workload. So all I have to do is make sure that I hold up my end of the bargain. When I’m doing my own production, obviously, you got to wear both hats. With this, I get a chance totally focus on what I’m writing, so it’s definitely a much better and easier process for me. On “Street Magic,” you said: “I don’t need my ego stroked.” How important is it not to be driven in your art by external validation? Alchemist: I mean, shit, Roc don’t give a fuck about that. Roc is truly the essence of that. He don’t care with nothing. He does it for the most purest, and not even selfish [reasons], like it’s got to be validated to him first. It got to sit right in his heart, and where he’s at in his career. If somebody else likes it, that shit is trivial for Roc, because I look at stuff. I like to do consumer research and see what’s out there. Roc really, he appreciates it, but he ain’t tripping on that. It’s truthfully [like] we validate this first. We do it for a deeper, higher purpose. So anyone else liking it or validating it after is icing on the cake, you know what I mean? Roc: And I don’t trust people’s tastes anyway. People have bad tastes, so a person with bad taste can’t tell me shit. It’s no need for me to even try to wrap my head around that. I trust my taste over 99% of motherfuckers out here, so have at it. If people love it, they love it. If they don’t, it’s cool. What does your consumer research look like, Al? Alchemist: I do my studies, man. I love watching it. It fascinates me to see that we could press upload on this album, and in Germany, or in Belgium, or Japan, within an hour, there’s people enjoying it. I watch the reviews. If you do reviews, and you got five views on your review, I’m one of the five views. I try to give hope to some of them guys in their room doing those reviews. I watch them, and I like seeing, even if it’s a bad review, the real-time effect of our music on some technology shit. Roc: I got your bad review hanging right here. Alchemist: [ Laughs ] I never thought in my life that I would be in retail. At this point in our careers, we actually run our own labels. We make all the decisions. So it’s on some consumer research type of thing, just seeing what’s working, what isn’t. I check the temperatures out there. That reminds me of the tweet you made recently. It was like, “Yo, if you’re hot, I’ll find you. “ Alchemist: When something that reaches my radar is genuine, I definitely am the type that’ll reach out. I love discovering new artists, or giving somebody who’s a new producer [props like] “Yo, I see you. Keep going crazy.” There’s a producer, Child Actor , who’s really dope that was on my radar. I reached out to him. I didn’t wait for him to hit me like, “Yo, you’re dope. I mess with you.” I’ve done that to a lot of guys because I know what that does, and what that would’ve done for me at the time. And it’s genuine, too, like these are people I get inspiration from. Roc: Yeah, I love doing that, too. I love when you shout people out, and show them love, and they be like, “Yo, wow.” They can’t believe it. You be like, “What, you think I’m corny?” I’m not corny, bro. If you dope, I’ll show you love. It ain’t no skin off my back. So to show love, it don’t cost you nothing. Roc, how does the recent partnership with Roc Nation add to your movement? Roc: It’s just now, there’s a staff behind it. It’s contributing in ways that I feel like the people that were supporting me, they’ve always wanted to see it on a bigger stage and they wanted to see it pushed more to the front. So now that I have a staff and a team behind the projects, because everything that was built, even on our side, we built this without a staff. We weren’t even using marketing dollars and advertisements. This has all been organic. So now, to actually have some people helping out, it’s going to be great, and it’s going to bring more awareness, and it’s bringing more awareness to what we’re doing. Al, I saw you were in one of Eminem’s trailers for his recent album. I was wondering what that experience was like, filming that trailer. Alchemist: It was cool. It was an honor. Anytime they give me the chance to wet my shoes with some acting. And yeah, it’s cool to add that to the list of things that I do. Just being affiliated with Eminem. Obviously, I’m overseas right now on tour with Eminem. Yeah. It’s a blessing to be hitting on all levels. And I could be on the road with him doing this big ass show, come home, hit the studio, and get busy with Roc Marci and make classics and hit the road. I’m blessed to have all these different influences and be able to be with the best of the best in every category. So yeah, it was dope. It was dope when they tapped me to do shit like that because acting, it’s a new challenge for me. Wow. This is a whole world. And even though there’s little bits and things, last year I was filming some stuff with Hit-Boy and Big Hit and it’s fun. It’s like, “Shit. This is tough.” This is not... I respect actors. So it was fun to be able to do that. You mentioned you did something with Big Hit and Hit-Boy. I was wondering if the Eminem thing was your first acting role since Murda Muzik . Alchemist: [Laughs] That was my debut. Trevor, the gun salesman. Probably. And that was a last-minute thing, too. But acting is something that I would love to try my hand at a little more. I have a couple of things coming I don’t want to blow up, but for next year I think it should be interesting. In another interview , you said, “The fun is in danger” in a creative sense. What do you think are some of the next most ambitious creative things you’d like to explore? Roc Marciano: Actually, I want to do more singing. I want to get more into the melody side. I want to make an album like Isaac Hayes, like Black Moses kind of shit. Just fun stuff like that. Experimenting, even though I know they want to box us in with samples and stuff like that. But I’m going to start fucking with some live instrumentation, as well. Just start expanding in every way possible. Whatever they saying we shouldn’t be doing, we going to try our hand at it. Alchemist, I saw that some of your music is not on DSPs anymore. I was wondering if it will be returning to streaming or what’s going on with that? Alchemist: I got some plans. I think people will be surprised, but everything will be back. Yeah, it’s going to come back. Man, remember when Taylor Swift put her music back out? Yeah, re-recorded. Alchemist: Right. Well, I may not re-record, but I realized that the span of my career has touched a lot of different eras and what you think everybody knows, they just might not know. And I feel like me introducing some of the old projects... Like if I re-release First Infantry and do a new video, it’s going to be a whole new first week to a whole world of people. So there’s something there that I got that I’m toying with. And for the ones that knew about it, just keep your mouth shut and act like you don’t know what I’m doing. Roc: Exactly. Shut up. Alchemist: You know what I’m saying? Re-rock. Roc: See, that’s the danger we talking about. You’re not supposed to do that. Ka passed away recently . How are y’all holding up, and what do you think his legacy is? Roc: Well, holding up is a challenge every day when you lose somebody like Ka, so just never going to get over that. But as far as this legacy and everything that we doing, Ka’s firmly planted in it and is a big part of all of this that we started. Ka was the only feature on my first album. He’s been there for this whole ride, and all of the respect and admiration we get, he’s due it as well. It’s cemented: Ka is one of the best lyricists to ever walk the planet. And I’m not saying that because he passed because I was saying that while he was living. And that’s just what it is. That’s the truth. And he’s going to be forever missed. Alchemist: Ka was one of my biggest inspirations, and I still maintain that even more now. Definitely something I was able to tell him while he was here and let him know I met him through Roc. But I never let him think for a minute that I didn’t know that he was something special. And from the whole aspect of him producing, writing, and filming his own videos, that really inspired me. I felt like he was a true artist, and there was no filter between him. Sometimes you got to explain your shit to an engineer. You got to explain your shit to a video director. There was none of that. He bypassed all that. His art was exactly from the visual. You could smell, taste, and touch what was his pure thought. And that, to this day, still motivates me, especially on the video side of things. I feel like this type of project is something that we had to do, even in the spirit of Ka, in the passing of it. Man this is something that will make him proud. And I definitely felt like we were getting his blessings from above, as far as to keep going and keep alive in the artistry that we’ve been given. We all have a limited time on this earth, so every day matters. And Ka proved that. Look at how great his discography is in a short period of time. It’s almost scary. Like, “Damn, he did his thing.” But we never know when we’re going to check out. He’s always going to be a big inspiration, I know, to Roc and to me, as well. What are y’all looking forward to most in 2025? Roc: More great music and just enjoying life and our families and adding on to the legacy that we’ve been building. That’s what I’m looking forward to. Alchemist: Yeah, I can’t even lie, it looks already like next year could potentially be the biggest year ever for me. And really, to be honest, just based on the things I have lined up already, I’m just making sure I stay healthy, man. That’s all I care about now. I want to stay here because [there are] too much blessings around the corner. So [that’s] what I’m thinking about, making sure that we are in the right shape, mind, body, and soul to receive all the blessings that are right around the corner from the work. It wasn’t like they fell out of the sky. Roc: Ain’t that what I always be on you about? Alchemist: That’s it. Roc be checking in on me every now and then like, “Yo, you good? You sleeping? You eating good?” Because he knows I might work to the point where I’m not even paying attention to that shit. [ Laughs ] But as we get older, these are the true things. The only thing on my mind, is I got to stay good so I can enjoy all this shit. Because the hard work is starting to pay off and it’s only making us work harder.Celtic star targets being ‘the best player in the WORLD’ and says he’s ‘living his dream’ ahead of Champions League tieTua Tagovailoa's strong play has helped keep the Dolphins' playoff hopes alive

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The 49ers will do everything they can to finish the 2024 season with a 9-8 record but coach Kyle Shanahan isn’t thinking beyond that. A 12-6 loss to the Los Angeles Rams all but ended their playoff aspirations with games at Miami, at home against Detroit and the regular-season finale in Arizona still to play. For a team that had played in the NFC Championship Game four out of the last five years and played in two Super Bowls, it’s a huge letdown. “I’ll talk about 2025 when we get to 2025,” Shanahan said in a conference call with local media Friday. “But you have hope every year. You put together the best team possible, you go and practice and you go out there and you battle. So that’s what we do every single offseason. “You figure out how to get the best players possible through free agency and the Draft, you try to keep your best players as possible, you go to work and you show up for Week One.” The 49ers are coming to grips with being an also-ran. The reasons for the 49ers’ slide go much further than making a bad choice last offseason to bring in linebacker De’Vondre Campbell as a temporary replacement for Dre Greenlaw, who was rehabbing a torn Achilles. The 49ers are working through the process of removing Campbell from the roster either through suspension or release after he declined to play against the Rams. One thing Shanahan has no intention of doing is questioning his team’s want-to and preparation, even of those qualities have resulted in something foreign for the 49ers in terms of playing clean football. “I thought our guys showed up ready to play,” Shanahan said. “I thought we battled and a few key plays were the difference in the game. But I thought our guys sold out and I expect them to sell out the next three games.” While the 49ers’ commitment wasn’t an issue other than Campbell, their execution and playmaking was a huge problem on offense. The 49ers gained 191 yards of total offense, the second-lowest number since Shanahan arrived in 2017 and took control of the offense. It’s only the second time the 49ers failed to gain 200 yards of offense in 141 games with Shanahan as head coach. The only time they gained fewer yards was a 31-7 loss to Philadelphia in the NFC Championship game played for more than three quarters without a viable quarterback since Brock Purdy (elbow) and Josh Johnson (concussion) were injured and Purdy had to re-enter the game unable to pass. The 49ers were so anemic against the Rams they failed to reach the red zone just one week after going 5-for-6 in a 38-13 win over the Chicago Bears. Asked if he could ever remember that happening as a play-caller, Shanahan said, “I’m not sure. I’ve been doing this a long time.” On the 49ers’ second series, Purdy found tight end George Kittle for a 33-yard gain — the play set up a 53-yard field goal by Jake Moody for a 3-0 lead — and the 49ers didn’t have a snap that gained more than 18 yards the rest of the night. They averaged 3.6 yards per snap and were 3-for-12 on third-down conversions. “I know that we were averaging like three yards a play at halftime. I don’t know what it was after that,” Kittle said. “They came out with some funky looks once in a while, but I just thought as skill positions, whether it was tight end, quarterback, running back, fullback, wide receiver, I just thought we could have stepped up our game and played better and we didn’t. “ Purdy insisted there were plays there for the taking — rain or no rain. “The weather was the weather in the first half, but even with that, I think there were still some ops for us to convert on third down and move the chains,” Purdy said. “In the second half there were drives where we could’ve stayed on the field. I had to be better for this team and didn’t play my best.” GREENLAW’S RETURN Linebacker Dre Greenlaw’s return was an inspiration to Shanahan and his teammates, with the 49ers’ linebacker registering eight first half tackles and ranging sideline to sideline as if he’d never had a ruptured Achilles. He departed when his leg tightened up, with Monday bringing the news that it had more to do with fatigue than another injury. With the 49ers getting a mini-bye this weekend before visiting Miami in Week 16, Greenlaw could be good to go for another start. “He’s got some soreness. He’s day to day,” Shanahan said. It reminded Shanahan of Greenlaw in Year 3, when he had a groin injury in the opener that needed surgery, and other than 13 snaps in Week 11 against Minnesota, didn’t play again until the regular-season finale against the Rams when he had 12 tackles. “We needed to win that to go to the playoffs,” Shanahan said. “And that game, I thought he had one of the best games I’ve ever seen from linebacker play and it was looking a lot like that last night too. Exactly the same, it was just only a half a football, but it was amazing.” THE INJURY FRONT — Left tackle Trent Williams continues to heal slowly from an ankle injury but Shanahan hopes to get him in the lineup before the season is over. “He’s trying to get back, but it’s just been a frustrating injury for him,” Shanahan said. ” t hasn’t healed like he or we would like. Having these 10 more days before our next game, hopefully that gives a better chance” — Defensive end Nick Bosa emerged from the Rams game without any setbacks to his oblique/hip injuries. “It was awesome to get Nick back and he really helped us,” Shanahan said. “It was a good sign that they didn’t tell me about anything today.” — Linebacker Dee Winters is day to day with a neck injury. SNAP JUDGEMENTS 64: Linebacker Fred Warner, cornerback Deommodore Lenoir and cornerback Renardo Green each played all but one snap on defense. 60: One game after playing a career low 15 snaps, safety Ji’Ayir Brown played 60 snaps with Malik Mustapha missing the game with a chest injury. Brown came out of the game with a groin injury and is day to day. 54: Guards Aaron Banks and Dominick Puni, tackles Jaylon Moore and Colton McKivitz, center Jake Brendel and Purdy played every offensive snap. 51: Starting split end Jauan Jennings was targeted nine times from Purdy while missing just three snaps but had just two receptions for 31 yards. 41: The 75.9 percent figure of snap counts was the most for Isaac Guerendo in his rookie season after coming in questionable with a foot sprain. Backup Patrick Taylor Jr. played just three snaps. 30: Greenlaw made a remarkable return in his first game back from rupturing an Achilles tendon last Feb. 11. 26: Linebacker Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles, playing with a sore knee, played 26 snaps mostly after Greenlaw’s departure with Campbell refusing to enter the game. 10: Tashaun Gipson got his first work on defense since rejoining the 49ers on Nov. 7. 5: Edge rusher Ronald Beal Jr., who has had trouble getting traction as a pass rusher all season, played sparingly with Nick Bosa (47), Leonard Floyd (39) and Yetur Gross-Matos (31) getting the bulk of the work.

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